]]>http://ramen-empire.com/strip/mirrors-are-a-theme-i-guess/feed/16602Imagine trying to get Frank into a hospital gown. That’s why he’s not in one.http://ramen-empire.com/strip/imagine-trying-to-get-frank-into-a-hospital-gown-thats-why-hes-not-in-one/
http://ramen-empire.com/strip/imagine-trying-to-get-frank-into-a-hospital-gown-thats-why-hes-not-in-one/#commentsThu, 07 Sep 2017 03:01:17 +0000http://ramen-empire.com/?post_type=webcomic1&p=6582Continue reading Imagine trying to get Frank into a hospital gown. That’s why he’s not in one.]]>

I worked as a CNA for a long time. We had an ex-marine as a patient for a few months. He was in bad shape from, IIRC, a car accident, and managed to break one of the nurse’s arms over the bed rail. I don’t think he ultimately survived his injuries, but it’s been so long that I can’t remember. I also really hated my job. 0/10, would not work as a CNA again. My point is that if someone like Frank rolled in and demanded his clothing back, the only real answer is, “yes, sir.”

If you are interested in why this comic took so long, or just want to see some sketch-work and alternate lines for the characters, check out the Making Of post over on our Ramen Empire Patreon.

]]>http://ramen-empire.com/strip/imagine-trying-to-get-frank-into-a-hospital-gown-thats-why-hes-not-in-one/feed/26582No, that’s still not her full name.http://ramen-empire.com/strip/no-thats-still-not-her-full-name/
http://ramen-empire.com/strip/no-thats-still-not-her-full-name/#commentsFri, 18 Aug 2017 19:51:42 +0000http://ramen-empire.com/?post_type=webcomic1&p=6564

Stay tuned to this space shortly for a link to the behind-the-scenes creation of this comic.

This comic is late, partly because it is huge (I should have just cut it in two, but I only realized that when it was days late and mostly done), and partly because we are also working on Kickstarter fulfillment, which we are targeting to have finished by December. The Kickstarter page will update soon(tm) with information about what’s going on there, and we’ll also be sending out fulfillment surveys just as soon as I’ve got my ducks in a row on on the past three pages of the comic book.

There’s also some Patreon art we’re very, very behind on.

The other reason this is late is that, frankly, the news is taking its toll on us and that makes it really hard to go do creative things.

So, this was supposed to be for Monday. We missed that mark, because drawing cars sucks. Also long perspective shots are time consuming to get right. We’re obviously still not done, because this isn’t colored — but once we are, I’ll swap out the images.

There are things I don’t like about this comic and I value updating every Monday more than I value getting it perfect.

]]>http://ramen-empire.com/strip/non-reproductive-perpetuation/feed/36515For real, though, they should teach this in school or somethinghttp://ramen-empire.com/strip/for-real-though-they-should-teach-this-in-school-or-something/
http://ramen-empire.com/strip/for-real-though-they-should-teach-this-in-school-or-something/#commentsMon, 03 Jul 2017 14:05:39 +0000http://ramen-empire.com/?post_type=webcomic1&p=6507Continue reading For real, though, they should teach this in school or something]]>

Ramen Empire is finally off of hiatus! We wanted to finish Thieves Can’t Kill Goblins first and then come back to finish Phoenix Down, but it turns out the TC series takes way, way, way longer to draw, and we didn’t want people to think RE was gone forever. Also, we’re academics (or married to academics) and summer is the time of year when we need to be looking for side work, which leeches into the time we have available to work on our comics.

Look for Ramen Empire updates on Mondays, except on the last Monday of every month, which will be a Thieves Can’t update.

Edit:

The SCP is the most amazing thing on the internet, if you’re into creative commons projects and like horror. Comics where Skyler talks about or deals with the SCP are going to be (individually) released under Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0), as is the entire (to my knowledge) SCP world. Skyler herself and Ramen Empire will remain all-rights-reserved — but expect a CC-BY-SA arc both because we love the SCP and because we want to experiment with not using all-rights-reserved just to see if it changes how people interact with our work.

I swear this story-line was supposed to last two months, tops. Now it’s February of 2017 and the title of this book / issue / episode-thing has been referenced meaningfully. Hooray.

]]>http://ramen-empire.com/strip/he-hungers/feed/36320This was a good time to change character perspective, right?http://ramen-empire.com/strip/good-time-change-character-perspective-right/
http://ramen-empire.com/strip/good-time-change-character-perspective-right/#commentsTue, 31 Jan 2017 20:10:12 +0000http://ramen-empire.com/?post_type=webcomic1&p=6248Continue reading This was a good time to change character perspective, right?]]>

I think so, anyway.

Hey, since you scrolled this far down, check out our new shirt. It’s for the Thieves Can’t comic, but some Ramen Empire shirts will be coming fairly soon. Zach wanted to draw cute goblins, though, because cute goblins make everything way, way less stressful.

Shirt not your cuppa? Still want to show some support for the comic? Then consider a voluntary subscription over on our Ramen Empire Patreon. You’ll get access to the occasional book, podcast, and bonus art. It also helps us keep the lights on. Drawing in the dark stinks, so think it over!